Table 5.

Indicators of the Dampness-phlegm pattern (22)

Item	pattern indicator
headache	heavy -headedness
	an unpleasant sensation with an urge to vomit and pain in the head
	un-refreshed head
	tightened feeling
	headache in whole head
dizziness	severe and accompanied nausea and vomiting
facial complexion	dark face discoloration
	black face with black eyelids
tinnitus	ringing in the ear strongly
mouth and lip	excessive saliva in the mouth
sputum	phlegm rale
	sticky and yellow sputum
oppression in the chest	feeling of oppression in the chest
palpitation and fearful throbbing	palpitation with oppression
abdomen	sounds heard in abdominal diagnosis
skin	attachment sensation of derma
digestion	an unpleasant sensation with an urge to vomit
tongue	larger than normal tongue, pale in color and delicate, usually bearing dental indentations on the margin-enlarged tongue
	a tongue with dental indentations on its margin: a-teeth -marked tongue
	thick and yellow or white fur
purse	surging purse